CV

I am the oldest of four sisters, born and raised in Egilsstadir, East Iceland, January 23rd 1951.
I did part time work in general service and dairy industry from the age of twelve and later in teaching and other educational activities while studying.

Employment

- Member of SIM (Icelandic Artists Organisation) fulltime work as an artist and member of board in Myndlistarfélagid 2009-2010. Meber of The Sculptural Association in Reykjavík.
- Clinical psychologist in Reykjavik Day-Care Dept for four years and then at Kopasker Health Center for another four years.
- Member of the Community Counsil in Öxarfjördur District for twelve years and thereof working as The Community Manager for ten years.
- Member of several councils and committees in my community, for the North-Iceland Council and countrywide.
- First reserve Member of Parliament ( Althingi) for one election period, with a short sitting and filed one individual Motion on Road Improvement in North-Iceland and represented Iceland in an UN conference (FAO) in Holland about Women in Rural Areas.
- I have decided not to be a member of any political party but watch politics “from above” instead and when necessary dive down to state my point of view in a piece of work.

I am married to Sigurður Halldórsson, a Family Doctor and we have three grown-up children; Kristbjörg, an Orthopedic Surgeon who loves travelling and photography, and her husband is Magnus Johansson electrical engineer, there daughter Ingunn Magnúsdóttir, Kristveig, a Singer and Planning Engineer and Halldór Svavar, a Physiotherapist and a sportsman. He is married to Edda Hermannsdóttir journalist and their children Emilia and Sigurður.